Kirkby Thore School
Academy sponsor led in Penrith, Westmorland and Furness.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 33 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 70 |
| Free school meals | 9.10% |
| Trust or sponsor | CHANGING LIVES LEARNING TRUST |
| Local authority | Westmorland and Furness |
| Address | Kirkby Thore, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 1UU |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://www.kirkbythore.education |
| Telephone | 01768361497 |
| URN | 150507 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 8 March 2023, published 10 May 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Early years provision | Inadequate |
| Safeguarding effective | No |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (Kirkby Thore School, URN 112181).
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Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Temple Sowerby CofE Primary School (primary school, about 2.6 km)
- Bolton Primary School (primary school, about 3.1 km)
- Long Marton School (primary school, about 3.1 km)
- Milburn School (primary school, about 3.9 km)
- Culgaith CofE School (primary school, about 4.5 km)
- Morland Area CofE Primary School (primary school, about 5.5 km)
- Appleby Primary School (primary school, about 7.4 km)
- Langwathby CofE Primary School (primary school, about 10.5 km)
Browse: Primary schools in Westmorland and Furness
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.